Hebrew Sunday School Society of Philadelphia (Pa.) Records: Series 2 and 3
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SCRC 50
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Series 2: Financial records, 1859-1993, bulk 1920-1980
Series 3: Programs and events, 1873-1993, bulk 1913-1975
Series 2: Financial records, 1859-1993, bulk 1920-1980
Series 2 is arranged chronologically and dates from 1859 to 1993, with the bulk of the records dating from 1920 to 1980. The records include items that document the accounts, investments, and expenses of the Hebrew Sunday School Society. These records include ledger books, budgets, reports, financial statements, tax documents, sales inventories, reports for the Allied Jewish Appeal, donations and tuition receipts, and some related correspondence. The files demonstrate the various ways in which HSSS continued to provide for the financial solvency of the Sunday schools. Access to records in this series containing staff evaluations is restricted for 75 years from date of creation.
Box Folder Description
29 13 Ledger of accounts and investments 1859-1902
29 14 Budget and expense reports, invoice 1881, 1892, undated
29 15 Financial statements, bonds, stock certificates, and letters regarding finances 1905, 1918-1920, 1927, 1930-1931, 1935, 1938, 1943-1944
29 16 Ledger of receipts and expenses 1911-1916
29 17 Ledger of receipts and expenses 1916-1920
30 1 Ledger of receipts and expenses 1920-1923
30 2 Financial reports and budgets 1922-1923, 1925-1937
30 3 Ledger of expenditures, photocopies of cash disbursements journal from 1993 1923-1926, undated
30 4 Monthly financial reports, photocopies of reports from 1980 1923-1926, undated
30 5 Monthly treasurer's reports, other financial reports, many photocopies 1923-1937, 1947-1950, undated
30 6 "Original Source Record," donor index April 30, 1925
30 7 Ledgers and financial reports for special accounts, stocks and bonds, mortgages 1927-1938, 1940, 1942
30 8 Eugene N Stern Memorial Library for Reference Books expenditures and receipts 1929-1931
30 9 Lists of investments, minutes on budgets, lists of contents of safety vault, letter regarding bonds 1931-1938
30 10 Budgets of "Trial Balance," some photocopies 1932-1937, undated
30 11 Vacation schools budgets 1932-1938
31 1 Lists of award donors, addresses, and names of awards 1932-1941, 1948
31 2 Receipts, correspondence regarding bequests 1934, 1950-1963, 1968
31 3 Financial reports and budgets 1937-1948
31 4 Tax documents, account forms, receipts, bills 1938, 1941, 1948, 1960, 1968-1980, 1984-1985
31 5 Financial resolutions, staff contribution form, account balance, and tribute fund card 1939, 1948, 1966, undated
31 6 Budgets and correspondence related to financial matters, many photocopies 1939, 1949-1952, 1970-1974, 1979-1980
31 7 City income tax notices, staff and expense reports 1940-1941, 1943, 1945
31 8 Federation of Jewish Charities: Monthly financial receipts 1941-1942
31 9 Budget, notes 1941-1943
31 10 Budget, notes 1942-1943
31 11 Federation of Jewish Agencies: Monthly financial reports 1942-1943
31 12 Budget, correspondence 1942-1944
31 13 Budget, salary information 1943-1946
31 14 Budget, Federation of Jewish Charities monthly financial reports 1944-1945
31 15 Budget 1945-1947
31 16 Budget and salary records 1945-1947
31 17 Jewish National Fund: Receipts, tree fund, correspondence 1946, 1950-1953, 1957-1973
32 1 Budget and salary information, notes 1946-1947
32 2 Budget, notes 1946-1948
32 3 Budget, notes 1946-1948
32 4 Budget, notes 1946-1948
32 5 Salary lists, budgets, enrollment statistics, and staff evaluations [Restricted] 1947-1949
32 6 Staff salary lists and school finance reports 1947-1949
32 7 First Pennsylvania Banking and Trust Company: Account documents, safe deposit rental, deposit book 1947-1950, 1953-1954, 1958-1962, 1966-1972
32 8 Correspondence and reports regarding budgets, outline of class at Har Zion Temple 1948, 1950, 1953, 1961, 1970-1973
32 9 Budget, finance notes, salary lists 1948-1950
32 10 Budgets, salary and expense reports, notes 1948-1950
32 11 Budgets and salary lists 1949-1950
32 12 Budgets and salary lists 1949-1951
32 13 Budgets and letters regarding finances 1950-1952
32 14 Budgets, budgets requests, and expense reports 1950-1952
32 15 Budgets and expenses, enrollment statistics 1950-1952
32 16 Budget, cost of living reports, expenses and salary lists 1951-1953
32 17 Financial reports, notes and expenses, budgets 1951-1953
33 1 Budgets, letters regarding allocations, financial reports, and notes 1951-1954
33 2 Sales receipts, letters 1952, 1955-1956
33 3 Financial reports, notes, memoranda, budget, and expenses 1952-1953
33 4 Budgets, salary lists, enrollment costs 1952-1954
33 5 Proposed budgets, staff lists, and notes 1952-1954
33 6 Proposed budgets and notes on finances 1953-1954
33 7 Sales, job logs, letters 1953-1955
33 8 Sales costs and catalog 1954
33 9 Monthly financial reports, sales inventory 1954, 1956, 1959
33 10 Monthly financial reports, sales inventory 1954, 1956-1957
33 11 Monthly financial reports, sales inventory 1954, 1956-1957, 1960
33 12 Monthly financial reports, sales inventory 1954-1955
33 13 Sales inventory, work reports 1954-1955, 1957
33 14 Monthly financial reports, sales inventory 1954-1956
33 15 Sales correspondence 1954-1956
33 16 Monthly financial reports, sales inventory 1955-1957
33 17 Monthly financial reports, sales inventory 1956-1957
33 18 Monthly financial reports, sales inventory 1957-1960
33 19 Reports for the Allied Jewish Appeal 1958-1959
34 1 Reports for the Allied Jewish Appeal 1959-1960
34 2 Reports for the Allied Jewish Appeal 1960-1961
34 3 Correspondence, reports, and memoranda regarding budget with Federation of Jewish Agencies 1960-1961, 1964-1965, 1967
34 4 Budget and staff salaries 1960-1962
34 5 Reports for the Allied Jewish Appeal 1961
34 6 Reports for the Allied Jewish Appeal 1961-1962
34 7 Reports for the Allied Jewish Appeal 1962-1963
34 8 Estate of Howard S Levy 1962-1967
34 9 Reports for the Allied Jewish Appeal 1963
34 10 Tuition and scholarship budgets, financial reports, notes 1963-1964, 1970
34 11 Letters and reports regarding budget from Federation of Jewish Agencies 1963-1965
34 12 Reports for the Allied Jewish Appeal 1964
34 13 Proposed and final budgets, salary request forms, tuition statements, letters regarding finances 1965-1969, 1974-1975
34 14 Check stubs and withdrawal slips 1966, 1969, undated
34 15 Donations and receipts 1966-1970
35 1 Educational Fund donations and receipts 1966-1970
35 2 Allocation reports for Federation of Jewish Agencies 1967
35 3 125th Anniversary receipts 1968-1969
35 4 Jewish National Fund: Receipts, tree fund 1968-1970
35 5 Alumni Association savings slips 1969-1970
35 6 Elwin Institute: Tuition receipts 1969-1970
35 7 Budgets and correspondence regarding finances 1969-1971
35 8 Annual reports 1969-1971, 1976, 1987, 1989
35 9 Jewish National Fund: Receipts, memorial lists 1970-1971
35 10 Elwin Institute: Tuition receipts, correspondence, clipping 1970-1973
35 11 Correspondence, notes, and reports regarding budgets 1971, 1974-1975
35 12 Jewish National Fund: Receipts, flyers, stamps 1972-1975
35 13 Letters, reports regarding budget 1973-1975, 1978-1982
35 14 Financial statements 1974-1975, 1978, 1982
36 1 Financial statements 1974-1975, 1978, 1982
36 2 Correspondence, notes, and reports regarding budgets 1975-1977
36 3 Financial statements 1976
36 4 Budget reports and revisions with related correspondence, includes photocopies and notes 1977-1978, undated
36 5 Receipts for supplies for Caren Levine Art Enrichment course 1978
36 6 Budget forms and reports 1989-1993
36 7 Budgets from 1977 to 1979 (photocopies) undated
36 8 Financial reports regarding distribution of income and expenditures undated
36 9 Ledger of receipts and expenses undated
36 10 Photocopies of reports for the Allied Jewish Appeal undated
Series 3: Programs and events, 1873-1993, bulk 1913-1975
Series 3 is arranged alphabetically by program or event and then chronologically within each section. These records date from 1873 to 1993, with the bulk of the records dating from 1913 to 1975. Included in this series are records relating to various events including annual Anniversary celebrations (which include an annual luncheon and the graduation exercises), the Evelyn A. Margolis Memorial Lecture Series, various school programs, exhibitions, and staff conferences. Records for events generally consist of programs and invitations, correspondence and notes, guest and attendance lists, press releases and other publicity materials, committee lists and minutes, speeches, clippings, and donation records. Additionally, Anniversary celebration records frequently include lists of graduates and scholarship award winners, Award Fund donation forms, and notices to parents. Some reel-to-reel tape recordings of lectures and other events are also included in this series.
Box Folder Description
36 11 50th Anniversary: Program March 3, 1888
36 12 75th Anniversary: Clippings 1913
36 13 75th Anniversary: Correspondence 1913
36 14 75th Anniversary: Invitation circa 1913
36 15 90th Anniversary: List of subscribers 1927
36 16 90th Anniversary: Opening remarks by Dr. Cyrus Adler March 4, 1928
36 17 90th Anniversary: Correspondence 1928
36 18 90th Anniversary: Invitations 1928
36 19 90th Anniversary: Program and correspondence 1928
36 20 90th Anniversary: Photocopies of clippings from 1928 undated
36 21 96th Anniversary: Clippings 1934, undated
36 22 100th Anniversary: Guest lists, officers lists 1937
37 1 100th Anniversary: Clippings 1937-1938
37 2 100th Anniversary: Committee lists 1937-1938
37 3 100th Anniversary: Correspondence, letters from graduates 1937-1938
37 4 100th Anniversary: Correspondence 1937-1938
37 5 100th Anniversary: Ledger and invoices 1937-1938
37 6 100th Anniversary: Lists of contributors, committee chairman, sponsors, acceptances and refusals 1937-1938
37 7 100th Anniversary: Pageant material including letters, student lists, script 1937-1938
37 8 100th Anniversary: Address by Evelyn Margolis 1938
37 9 100th Anniversary: Invitations 1938
37 10 100th Anniversary: Program, committee lists, speeches, and other publicity 1938
37 11 100th Anniversary: Publicity, committee reports 1938, undated
37 12 100th Anniversary: Photocopies of clippings from 1937 to 1938 undated
37 13 122nd Anniversary: Letters, programs, notes, and speech regarding graduation and Annual Awards Fund 1959-1960
37 14 122nd Anniversary: Notes, press release programs, and songs for graduation 1959-1960
37 15 123rd Anniversary: Correspondence, invitation, list of contributors 1961
37 16 123rd Anniversary: Correspondence, program, clippings 1961
37 17 123rd Anniversary: Program, speeches 1961
37 18 125th Anniversary: Correspondence 1962-1963, 1966
37 19 125th Anniversary: Address by Dr Sidney M Fish 1963
37 20 125th Anniversary: Address by Professor Edmund N Cahn 1963
37 21 125th Anniversary: Clippings 1963
37 22 125th Anniversary: Exhibit display records, item loan lists 1963
38 1 125th Anniversary: Guest book 1963
38 2 125th Anniversary: Guest list 1963
38 3 125th Anniversary: Letters and notes from alumni 1963
38 4 125th Anniversary: Press releases 1963
38 5 125th Anniversary: Programs, invitation, graduation lists, speeches 1963
38 6 125th Anniversary: Program, marching and seating instructions, speeches 1963
38 7 125th Anniversary: Sponsor lists and drafts of speeches 1963
38 8 125th Anniversary: List of honor roll students since 1874, historical writing circa 1963
38 9 126th Anniversary: Pamphlet 1964
38 10 126th Anniversary: Program, invitation, press release, contributors lists, student lists 1964
38 11 127th Anniversary: Programs, announcements, speeches 1965
38 12 128th Anniversary: Program, press release, invitation 1966
38 13 129th Anniversary: Annual Fund donation forms 1967
38 14 130th Anniversary: Annual Fund donation forms, letters, programs 1968
38 15 130th Anniversary: Letters, program, notes 1968
38 16 130th Anniversary: Program, guest list, news releases, contribution list 1968
38 17 130th Anniversary: Program, press release, correspondence 1968
39 1 132nd Anniversary: Awards Fund donation forms, programs 1970
39 2 134th Anniversary: Program, invitations, lists of students 1972
39 3 135th Anniversary: Program, correspondence, clippings 1973
39 4 136th Anniversary: Programs and correspondence 1974
39 5 137th Anniversary: Programs, students lists, letters 1975
39 6 140th Anniversary: Correspondence and notes 1977-1978
39 7 140th Anniversary: Correspondence, notes, newspaper clipping 1977-1978
39 8 142nd Anniversary: Program and correspondence 1980
39 9 146th Anniversary: Address given by Lee B Leopold at closing luncheon June 12, 1984
39 10 146th Anniversary: Luncheon invitation June 1984
39 11 150th Anniversary: Programs and publicity materials, letter 1988
39 12 Anniversary celebrations: Programs 1873-1899
39 13 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, letters, and script for "This is Your Life, Hebrew Sunday School" 1877, 1882-1888, 1906, 1910-1913, 1930-1959, 1965-1985
39 14 Anniversary celebrations: Programs and invitations (1 of 3) 1888, 1913, 1930-1939, 1940-1948, 1954-1959, 1964, 1968-1972, 1979-1984
40 1 Anniversary celebrations: Programs and invitations (2 of 3) 1888, 1913, 1930-1939, 1940-1948, 1954-1959, 1964, 1968-1972, 1979-1984
40 2 Anniversary celebrations: Programs and invitations (3 of 3) 1888, 1913, 1930-1939, 1940-1948, 1954-1959, 1964, 1968-1972, 1979-1984
40 3 Anniversary celebrations: Programs from 50th, 125th, and 130th anniversaries 1888, 1963, 1968
40 4 Anniversary celebrations: Programs 1888-1901, 1906-1911
40 5 Anniversary celebrations: Programs 1900-1907, 1909
40 6 Anniversary celebrations: Programs 1910-1919
40 7 Anniversary celebrations: Programs 1920-1929
40 8 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, invitations, related correspondence, and students lists, some photocopies (1 of 2) 1920-1935, 1951-1959, 1972-1984, undated
41 1 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, invitations, related correspondence, and students lists, some photocopies (2 of 2) 1920-1935, 1951-1959, 1972-1984, undated
41 2 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, guest lists, photocopy of clipping 1926-1929, 1934, 1937, 1940-1948, 1968, 1974
41 3 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, correspondence, press releases, memoranda 1928, 1938, 1977-1978, 1986-1987
41 4 Anniversary celebrations: Programs 1928-1929, 1938-1945
41 5 Anniversary celebrations: Programs 1930-1939
41 6 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, minutes, and reports, lists of graduates 1938, 1963, undated
41 7 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, letters, readings and speeches 1938-1944
41 8 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, invitation cards, letters, students lists 1939-1946, 1956
41 9 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, student lists, speeches 1940-1944
41 10 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, invitations, lists of prize winners 1940-1948, 1953, 1956-1958
41 11 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, 1940-1949
41 12 Anniversary celebrations: Programs and publicity materials 1943-1949, 1954-1973, 1982-1983
41 13 Anniversary celebrations: Programs and invitations 1946, 1955, 1976, 1987-1992
41 14 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, letter, speech 1948, 1956, 1970-1974, 1982
42 1 Anniversary celebrations: Programs 1950-1967
42 2 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, clippings, student lists 1954, 1964-1968
42 3 Anniversary celebrations: Programs and invitations 1958-1966
42 4 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, notes, letters, and forms regarding graduation and Annual Awards Fund 1960
42 5 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, speeches, invitation, correspondence 1960-1961
42 6 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, notices to parents 1961
42 7 Anniversary celebrations: Student lists, speeches, notes, and buttons regarding graduation and students awards 1961-1962
42 8 Anniversary celebrations: Student lists, yearbook, programs regarding graduation, student photographs 1961-1962
42 9 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, speeches, and clippings 1961-1967
42 10 Anniversary celebrations: Draft programs, musical selections, marching and seating instructions 1963, 1968
42 11 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, students lists, press releases 1964
42 12 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, "The Hebrew Sunday School Society of Philadelphia: Perspective and Promise" 1964, 1972-1977, 1980-1984
42 13 Anniversary celebrations: Program, letters, student lists 1967-1969
42 14 Anniversary celebrations: Awards Fund donation forms 1973-1974
42 15 Anniversary celebrations: Luncheon invitations 1977, 1980-1981, 1985
42 16 Anniversary celebrations: Programs, correspondence, award lists 1981-1983
42 17 Association of Alumni, Teachers, and Friends: Programs, invitations, letters, notices 1968-1969, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1987
42 18 Clippings, programs, correspondence, and lists regarding graduation, anniversary, lecture, and other events 1927, 1945-1949, 1957, 1961-1964, 1967
42 19 Evelyn A. Margolis Memorial Lecture: Program, correspondence, invitation 1961, undated
43 1 Evelyn A. Margolis Memorial Lecture: Programs, correspondence, committee minutes, photocopies of clippings 1961-1963, undated
43 2 Evelyn A. Margolis Memorial Lecture: Programs, letters, contributions list, press release, committee minutes 1962-1963, undated
43 3 Evelyn A. Margolis Memorial Lecture: Program, invitation, letters, committee list and minutes, photocopies of clippings 1962-1964, undated
43 4 Evelyn A. Margolis Memorial Lecture: Program, invitation, letters, photocopies of clippings 1964-1965, undated
43 5 Evelyn A. Margolis Memorial Lecture: Program, letters, speech, financial records, photocopies of clippings 1966, undated
43 6 Evelyn A. Margolis Memorial Lecture: Reel-to-reel tapes 1966-1967
43 7 Evelyn A. Margolis Memorial Lecture: Invitation, letters, financial records, photocopies of clippings 1966-1967, undated
43 8 Evelyn A. Margolis Memorial Lecture: Program, invitation, letters, committee list, photocopies of clippings 1967-1968, undated
43 9 Evelyn A. Margolis Memorial Lecture: Programs, memoranda, notes, and photocopies of clippings 1968-1969
43 10 Evelyn A. Margolis Memorial Lecture: Program, invitation, letters, financial records, photocopy of clipping 1968-1969, undated
43 11 Evelyn A. Margolis Memorial Lecture: Letters, notes, memoranda regarding event planning 1969-1970
43 12 "An Exhibition of Judaica" program October 1954
43 13 First Elite Program Graduation: Press release, speeches, invitation, student lists 1966
43 14 Grace Aguilar School: Purim Program March 19, 1960
43 15 Information and publicity materials for summer clubs and programs 1938, 1947
43 16 Jennie Sichel Testimonial Dinner: Programs and clipping 1945
43 17 National Bible Contest: Correspondence, list of participants, and pamphlet 1965
43 18 Passover: Handwritten and typed guides circa 1971
43 19 Pilgrimage to grave of Rebecca Gratz notice, speech, and notes 1963, undated
43 20 Programs for Hebrew Sunday School Society Annual Meeting and Annual Staff Conference 1975, 1978-1979, 1991, 1993
43 21 Programs, speech cards from anniversary celebration, objectives and curriculum of Hebrew Sunday School Society 1938, undated
43 22 Rebecca Gratz Exhibition: Program, clipping, and exhibit log 1963, 1969
43 23 Rebecca Gratz Exhibition: Letters, photocopies of clippings, and programs 1969
43 24 "Sh Shalom" program: Letters, notes, publicity flyers 1949-1950
43 25 Staff conference: Correspondence, memoranda, and reports 1956-1957, 1971-1978
44 1 Staff conference: Program, notes, letters thanking participants 1967
44 2 Staff conference: Program, notices, letters thanking participants 1967-1968
44 3 Staff conference: Letters and programs 1968-1969, 1975, 1981
44 4 Staff conference: Programs, workshop kits 1968-1977, 1984
44 5 Staff conference: Program and announcement, letters thanking participants 1969, 1970
44 6 Staff conference: Program, draft of address, letters thanking participants clippings 1970
44 7 Staff conference: Programs 1975-1976, 1979-1980
44 8 Various lectures: Reel-to-reel tapes 1961, 1963
44 9 Various lectures: Reel-to-reel tapes and LP 1966-1967, undated
45 1 Various lectures: Reel-to-reel tapes 1969-1970
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Series 2: Financial records, 1859-1993, bulk 1920-1980
Series 3: Programs and events, 1873-1993, bulk 1913-1975
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